Mary Warren

reputation and seems to be influenced by others’ opinions. 5. Mary Warren- At first, Mary Warren was seen as a nervous, scared girl, who was involved in the bonfire incident with the other girls. She is known to be the house servant of John and Elizabeth Proctor. However, after the village developed a court, Mary Warren was one of the officials for the court and gained power. For instance, when Elizabeth Proctor was accused of witchcraft, Mary Warren stated that there was no suspicion of Goody…

he shows a polarizing change in the character of Mary Warren. This is shown when she changes her opinions based on the situations that she is in which shows the reader how much of a selfish person she is. Mary Warren is a masked mannequin manipulated by the mass. Although she remains the same throughout the play, she is a very polarized character that uses dynamic tactics in order to put herself in the best position. For example, in Act I Mary Warren strictly claims that she is not involved in…

Most of this generation would hardly stand up for what they believe in. An example being if they see someone in distress, instead of helping out, would document it and post it on some type of social media. This starts the whole situation about “1 like = 1 respect” for whatever situation, or hashtags that wouldn’t help out the person or persons involved. One situation I am willing to stand up for must be racism, or small things that I believe in and make me happy. I haven’t stood up for anyone or…

witch trials and how people reacted to the trials of life back then. In the crucible, Mary Warren disintegrate, Reverend John Hale preservers, but John Procter triumphs from Salem’s unjust court Mary Warren first becomes involved when she is made an official of the court of Salem. Mary says, “I am an official of the court.” (Miller 1118). She would go to the court and accuses people of being a witch. Mary considers herself very…

trials begin, the public scarcely notices the girls of Salem. One girl in particular, Mary Warren, is especially subservient, timid, and overlooked. After the trials begin, however, a spotlight seems to shine on the girls, only enhancing their craving for power and control over the lives in the town. This power, however, leads to the death of many innocent lives, and Mary realizes the tragedy of this reality. Mary Warren, unlike most of the girls, displays her courage, not cowardice, during the…

Mary Anne Warren- Infanticide In history, with the exception of people not wanting children of Spartans and others along with certain genders, infanticide has almost always been looked down upon. The rights of a human are always greater than that of an animal, even though they might be “potential persons”. Relating to that, I argue in this essay that Mary Anne Warren does not defend her 2nd infanticide argument (“merely potential persons do not have a moral right to become actual-or none that…

The character Mary Warren is more to blame than the character Abigail Williams because Mary is easily manipulated, has switched sides during the trials, and was not forthright with evidence. Mary Warren is more to blame for the prolonging of the witch trials than Abigail because she is easily manipulated. In Act Two, when Hale and Cheever are questioning Mary about the poppet, Mary Warren questions herself about making the poppet. This excerpt from the play illustrates how Mary Warren is being…

is the exact scenario that is happening to the poor Mary Warren in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Because of the actions of others, she changes throughout the play. In The Crucible, Mary Warren starts out as this notably shy, unconfident girl, and throughout the middle of the play, she becomes self-assured as well as courageous, but suddenly is crushed by the ability and power that Abigail Williams owns. In Act I one of The Crucible, Mary Warren is shown to be immensely cowardly and whiny, as a…

be selfless? In the play, The Crucible, seventeen-year-old Mary Warren struggles with this idea.. Mary is described as a subservient, lonely, and naive girl. (Act I) Mary Warren lives in Salem, Massachusetts during the 1600’s. At the beginning of the play, Mary and her friends are accused of dancing in the woods and possible calling of spirits. From this accusation, came a large investigation of possible witchcraft. Once this began, Mary became very skittish. She wanted to confess to dancing in…

Mary Warren is an important character in The Crucible by Authur Miller. However, Mary has very little power. She is a lower class servant who is bossed around by John Proctor. Yet when Mary is chosen to be a court official, she gets a little taste of power and suddenly develops a backbone. Over the course of the play, Mary Warren changes from an innocent and weak will girl to someone who is very bold and is not afraid to say what she feels. In the beginning of the play . Mary is characterized…